Family to hold prayer vigil for slain Newark man

Family members of a Newark man gunned down last week will join community leaders and activists for a prayer vigil Sunday afternoon at the site of his murder.

Nyheem Ali Shiggs, 25, was found with multiple gunshot wounds on South 11th Street near Woodland Avenue just after 10 p.m. on June 2, authorities said. Shiggs' relatives will gather with friends and community members at the site at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Minister Thomas Ellis, of the anti-gang violence group Enough is Enough, said Shiggs' family hoped to raise awareness about a string of killings in Newark in recent months and urged community members to come forward with information about Shiggs' murder.

"The killer is still out there," Ellis said, adding he expected family members of other murder victims at the vigil as well.

As of late last week, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office had not identified a motive for Shiggs' murder. Anyone with information about the murder is encouraged to call the prosecutor's homicide tips line at (877) 847-7432.

For further information about the vigil, contact Minister Thomas Ellis at (862) 237-1581.